Modeling Approach to Determine Short- And Long-Term Thermal and Thermomechanical Effects of Waste Emplacement in a Repository in Basalt
Abstract
The Columbia River basalts, which underlie a large portion of the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America, are being investigated as one of the candidate media for a nuclear waste repository. The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) of Rockwell Hanford Operations (Rockwell) is conducting these investigations for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Since the inception of the program in 1976, a number of studies have led to the selection of a reference repository location and the start of construction of an exploratory shaft.1-3
Recommended Citation
T. F. Lehnhoff et al., "Modeling Approach to Determine Short- And Long-Term Thermal and Thermomechanical Effects of Waste Emplacement in a Repository in Basalt," MRS Online Proceedings Library, Cambridge University Press, Jan 1982.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-11-597
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1946-4274
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Article - Journal
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Citation
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English
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© 1982 Cambridge University Press, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1982
